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<p>[QUOTE="Morgan.nut, post: 904028, member: 25661"]Hi coinfanatic007,</p><p><br /></p><p>EXAMPLES OF REALLY NICE 1882-S MORGAN DOLLARS ARE NOT TERRIBLY HARD TO FIND. HOWEVER, A PCGS CERTIFIED PIECE WILL NOT BE CLEANED BY SOME "COLLECTOR". IT IS GUARANTEED FOREVER TO BE GENUINE AND NOT JUST THE OPINION OF THE LAST GUY WHO LOOKED AT IT. I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE A DUPLICATE MS-66 SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. ONE WAS A PCGS GRADED COIN AND THE OTHER AN NGC. I DUMPED THE NCG SINCE I WANTED MY SET TO BE ALL PCGS GRADED COINS. IT SOLD FOR $275. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COIN FOR THE MONEY.</p><p><br /></p><p>HERE IS MY ADVICE FROM COLLECTING MORGANS SINCE 1955 WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN OUT IN CHANGE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. 1) DECIDE ON A GRADING SERVICE AND BUY ONLY THOSE COINS. 2) SUBSCRIBE TO A COIN NEWSPAPER. 3) ATTEND COIN SHOWS ACCESSIBLE TO YOU IF POSSIBLE. 4) REGISTER FOR FREE AT A COIN AUCTION FIRM. HERITAGE AUCTIONS AT HA.COM IS GREAT FOR TRACKING THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE OF COINS YOU LIKE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE AN AUCTION GOING. 5) TRY, IF POSSIBLE, TO BUY THE MOST EXPENSIVE CERTIFIED MORGAN YOU CAN AFFORD. THEN GO AFTER THE LESS EXPENSIVE ONES. FOR EXAMPLE AN 1892-S MORGAN IN 1958 WHICH ULTIMATELY GRADED MS-65 WHEN PCGS STARTED, SOLD FOR 292.00 AT AN ANA SHOW. NOW IT WILL SELL FOR OVER 100,000.00. THE COIN YOU ARE CONSIDERING, AN 1882-S IN MS-65 (GEM BU THEN) SOLD FOR 8.00. THE EXPENSIVE COINS GET OUT OF REACH FAR QUICKER THAN THE LESS EXPENSIVE ONES. THE TROUBLE IS THAT YOU DON'T ACCUMULATE COINS AT AS RAPID A RATE. IT TAKES PATIENCE. </p><p><br /></p><p>AFTER YOU HAVE A FEW COINS THAT YOU CAN SEE AND TOUCH IN THEIR PLASTIC CASES, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE YOU WILL FIND THE COIN CHASE TO BE AS MUCH FUN AS OWNING THEM ALL. THANKS FOR LISTENING.</p><p><br /></p><p>MORGAN.NUT[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Morgan.nut, post: 904028, member: 25661"]Hi coinfanatic007, EXAMPLES OF REALLY NICE 1882-S MORGAN DOLLARS ARE NOT TERRIBLY HARD TO FIND. HOWEVER, A PCGS CERTIFIED PIECE WILL NOT BE CLEANED BY SOME "COLLECTOR". IT IS GUARANTEED FOREVER TO BE GENUINE AND NOT JUST THE OPINION OF THE LAST GUY WHO LOOKED AT IT. I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE A DUPLICATE MS-66 SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. ONE WAS A PCGS GRADED COIN AND THE OTHER AN NGC. I DUMPED THE NCG SINCE I WANTED MY SET TO BE ALL PCGS GRADED COINS. IT SOLD FOR $275. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COIN FOR THE MONEY. HERE IS MY ADVICE FROM COLLECTING MORGANS SINCE 1955 WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN OUT IN CHANGE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. 1) DECIDE ON A GRADING SERVICE AND BUY ONLY THOSE COINS. 2) SUBSCRIBE TO A COIN NEWSPAPER. 3) ATTEND COIN SHOWS ACCESSIBLE TO YOU IF POSSIBLE. 4) REGISTER FOR FREE AT A COIN AUCTION FIRM. HERITAGE AUCTIONS AT HA.COM IS GREAT FOR TRACKING THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE OF COINS YOU LIKE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE AN AUCTION GOING. 5) TRY, IF POSSIBLE, TO BUY THE MOST EXPENSIVE CERTIFIED MORGAN YOU CAN AFFORD. THEN GO AFTER THE LESS EXPENSIVE ONES. FOR EXAMPLE AN 1892-S MORGAN IN 1958 WHICH ULTIMATELY GRADED MS-65 WHEN PCGS STARTED, SOLD FOR 292.00 AT AN ANA SHOW. NOW IT WILL SELL FOR OVER 100,000.00. THE COIN YOU ARE CONSIDERING, AN 1882-S IN MS-65 (GEM BU THEN) SOLD FOR 8.00. THE EXPENSIVE COINS GET OUT OF REACH FAR QUICKER THAN THE LESS EXPENSIVE ONES. THE TROUBLE IS THAT YOU DON'T ACCUMULATE COINS AT AS RAPID A RATE. IT TAKES PATIENCE. AFTER YOU HAVE A FEW COINS THAT YOU CAN SEE AND TOUCH IN THEIR PLASTIC CASES, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE YOU WILL FIND THE COIN CHASE TO BE AS MUCH FUN AS OWNING THEM ALL. THANKS FOR LISTENING. MORGAN.NUT[/QUOTE]
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